CVE-2009-1828
Mozilla Firefox 3.0.10 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop,...
Mozilla Firefox 3.0.10 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop, application hang, and memory consumption) via a KEYGEN element in conjunction with (1) a META element specifying automatic page refresh or (2) a JavaScript onLoad event handler for a BODY element. NOTE: it was later reported that earlier versions are also affected.
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Mozilla Firefox 3.0.10 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop, application hang, and memory consumption) via a KEYGEN element in conjunction with (1) a META element specifying automatic page refresh or (2) a JavaScript onLoad event handler for a BODY element. NOTE: it was later reported that earlier versions are also affected.
- Record
CVE-2009-1828- CVSS 2.0
- 5.0 Medium
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P - Weakness
- CWE-399
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
Mozilla Firefox 3.0.10 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop, application hang, and memory consumption) via a KEYGEN element in conjunction with (1) a META element specifying automatic page refresh or (2) a JavaScript onLoad event handler for a BODY element. NOTE: it was later reported that earlier versions are also affected.
- Record
CVE-2009-1828- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2009-1823 No score
Mozilla Firefox 3.0.10 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop, application hang, and memory consumption) via a KEYGEN element in conjunction with (1) a META element specifying automatic page refresh or (2) a JavaScript onLoad event handler for a BODY element. NOTE: it was later reported that earlier versions are also affected.
- Record
EUVD-2009-1823- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-m8gp-2hwh-pvjg No score
Mozilla Firefox 3.0.10 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop,...
Mozilla Firefox 3.0.10 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop, application hang, and memory consumption) via a KEYGEN element in conjunction with (1) a META element specifying automatic page refresh or (2) a JavaScript onLoad event handler for a BODY element. NOTE: it was later reported that earlier versions are also affected.
- Record
GHSA-m8gp-2hwh-pvjg- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Public exploits
Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.
| Source | Link | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Exploit-DB | Mozilla Firefox 3.0.10 - 'KEYGEN' Remote Denial of Service | 2009-05-29 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, Exploit-DB, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2009-1828 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.0) in Mozilla Firefox, published May 29, 2009. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 8.78%, the 95th percentile. No source names a fixed version.
References
archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2009-05/0263.html
bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=469565
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/50838
securityfocus.com/archive/1/506328/100/100/threaded
oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A5928
exploit-db.com/exploits/8822
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websecurity.com.ua/3194
blog.zoller.lu/2009/04/advisory-firefox-denial-of-service.html
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2009-1828
github.com/advisories/GHSA-m8gp-2hwh-pvjg